The mobile client will ___ the REST API to retrieve the user's profile and notification preferences.
To consume an API means to call and use the endpoints it provides. Consume is the established backend term, pairing with "expose" to describe both sides of a service integration. Eat, use up, and absorb are inappropriate register. Developers write "the client consumes the API," so consume the API is the correct collocation for the act of calling and depending on an external service's interface.
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The platform team will ___ a new endpoint that allows partner services to query order status.
To expose an endpoint means to make it publicly or internally accessible to callers. Expose is the standard backend term, as in "the service exposes a REST endpoint." Show, reveal, and display imply visual presentation, not network accessibility. API documentation says "exposed endpoints," so expose an endpoint is the correct collocation for publishing a service capability over a network interface.
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To avoid breaking existing integrations, the team will ___ the API to separate the old contract from the new one.
To version an API means to label it (v1, v2) so clients can pin to a stable contract. Version is the precise API-management verb, behind "API versioning" patterns and "/api/v2/" URL conventions. Number, stamp, and date do not carry this semantic of managing backward-compatible releases. Engineers "version the API to protect existing consumers," so version the API is the correct collocation for introducing a stable interface alongside evolving implementation.
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Before removing the v1 endpoints, the team will ___ them and give consumers a six-month migration window.
To deprecate an API means to mark it as outdated and scheduled for removal, warning consumers to migrate. Deprecate is the precise software term, as in "deprecated endpoints" and "deprecation notice." Depreciate is a finance term, demote is unrelated, and archive implies storage rather than an active warning to migrate. Documentation says "this endpoint is deprecated — migrate to v2," so deprecate the API is the correct collocation for signalling planned removal.
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Before publishing, the team should ___ the API clearly so that consumers can integrate without asking for help.
To document an API means to produce reference material — typically OpenAPI specs, guides, and examples — enabling consumers to self-serve. Document is the standard term, as in "well-documented API" and "API documentation." Write about, explain out, and describe up are informal and imprecise. Engineers say "document the API before announcing it publicly," so document the API is the correct collocation for producing the reference material that makes an API usable.